Wednesday
Today was the day…
We started dealing with the to-do list. It must be done by 4th November. There are other things to get done, I’m sure, but my scribbled notes constitute the first round of list making.
We got a bit carried away today. Well not me, but Mike. He was off to the shops and asked if I needed any extra linen. That single question resulted in him (with eventually me joining him) taking apart the linen cupboard, sorting all the sets of linen out and packing them in the new scullery cupboards. He then went through all the storage boxes. He sorted those contents out and took the extra ones to the garage.
So, of the list, 14, 15 & 16 are done. I emailed the hotel to cancel one night at the IBIS but I haven’t heard back. I may need to cancel and rebook. Some of these things are items for the check list, like cleaning the shower drains & keeping the patios clean. We’ll get this done and be oh, so much more organised when we we get back from our trip.
One of the other things that happened today was Julian, Courage and Brian went looking for a boundary peg out the back of the property. Mike had given them a photo and showed them where it should be. After about 20 minutes, they couldn’t find it and were giving in. As they were coming down the hill, Mike came out to see how they were getting on. They said they couldn’t find it. Mike took the photo and went up the hill and said, ‘it’s here somewhere’. And there it was! Mike’s land-surveying helped. All those years of finding pegs has stood him in good stead!
I worked 6 hours.
Oh, and we swam. The water was sparkling and clear and it was a perfect day for swimming. I wasn’t very fast, but I swam to the barrel, across to the lighthouse, back to the barrel and finished up at the beach. 2km.
My watch said the temperature of the water was 16C so it’s warming up nicely. We sat on the bench for a while and noticed the shark spotters had put their green flag up.
If there was a shark, it would be easily seen. Fortunately, there wasn’t. Perhaps, maybe, we’ll go again tomorrow. I think conditions over the weekend are going to be a bit windy.
Time to wrap up for the day.
Psalm 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
The best is yet to come – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂